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' SHOE. No. 300,526. Patented June 17, 1884.

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MARTIN L. STCHVE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,526, dated June 17, 1884:.

Application filed April 29, 1884.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, liLlRTIN L. Srown, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at WVorcester, in the county of XVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes; and I do clare the following to be a description of my said invention sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object ofmy present invention is to construct a shoe in such manner as to obtain the proper curvature at the back withoutthe usual seam throughoutthe center of the back, and also without the necessity of crimping the leather at that position, and to arrange the parts in such manner that the leather and seaming will not be strained and broken by the bending of the leather above the counter by the action of the ankle, thus rendering the shoe more durable, better fitting, and more comfortable for the wearer.

To this end my invention consists in a shoeupper composed of parts formed and arranged as herein illustrated and described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the form of pieces employed in making the quarter or rear portion of the upper. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the shoe. Fig. 3is a side view of the upper, with diagram-lines illustrating the constructive relation of the parts.

In the construction of my improved shoeupper the sides or top pieces, A, are out narrower than the full dimension of the ankle, and are made of the form shown. The foxings B, orlower parts of the quarter for both sides, are

formed in a single piece with the central back extension, 13, that, reaches to the top of the shoe. The back extension, B, is made with parallel sides a a nearly down to the wing pop tions 13*, and the edges are then curved outward to meet the top lines, (1 d, of the foxingwing portions, with short rounded curves, as at b. The parts A have a curvature along their bottom edges, (2, to match the curve or seaming-line (I along the top of the foxing wings B whilet-he back edges, to, of said parts A are shaped with a curvature corresponding to that required for the heel or back (No model.)

of the upper. The curve at 12' between the back line, a, and bottom line, (2, is made similar to that at b on the part B; but the lines a and d include a greater angle than the lines a and (I, so that when the seams are closed together at S the extended port-ion B is thrown backward at the top, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3, in accordance with the angularity and curvature of the lines a. in relation to the lines d, or as required for fitting the ankle of the wearer above the heel. The scams 8 are located along the side of the ankle at that position where, 011 the person, occurs a slight depression occasioned by the rounding in of the sides of the hceltendons, and at which position the seams will not be liable to occasion inconvenience to the wearer.

The line at a: on Fig. 3 and the dotted lines 13* indicate the position in which the back of By forming and uniting the parts A and D,

as shown, a slight degree of fullness is given to the leather at the center of the back at the position on, or bending-point, so that when the toe is raised or the ankle is carried forward, as in Fig. 2, the action does not cause a strain upon the shoe at that position, and the reverse action does not cause the seams to buckle or fold at the top edge of the counter. A small triangular section is cut from the lower central portion of the piece 13, as shown at F, Fig. 1, and the edges f f are closed together to give the short inward curvature at the heel. This seam does not extend to the top of the counter, and is not, therefore, subjected to any strain by the bending of the leather. The vamp or fore part Gr may be of the ordinary form and stitched to the tops and foxings in the usual manner.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shoeupper, the back or foxings formed in a single piece with the upward-extending portion B, side wings, B B and the seaming edges shaped as at a b d, in combination with side or top pieces, A, shaped as shown, and having their edges a b d fitted IO and stitched to said back and foxings, in the manner set forth. 1

Witness my hand this 26th day of April,

MARTIN L. STOWE. Witnesses:

CHAS. H. BURLEIGH, S. R. BARTON. 

